Improvement in vapor-burners



W. H. SMITH.

Vapor Burner. No. 55,383. Patented Junef5, 1866.

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U ITED STATES PATIWZ WILLARD H. SMITH, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

IMPROVEMENT IN VAPOR-BURNERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 55,383, dated June 5,1866.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLARD H. SMITH, of the city of New York, in theState of New York, have invented a new and Improved Grenerator forVapor-Burners; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full,clear, and exact description of the construction and operation of thesame, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making a part of thisspecification, in. which- Figure 1 is a perspective view, and Fig. 2 isan enlarged sectional view, of the generator.

The nature of my invention consists in so constructing the generator forvapor-burners as to prevent the heat from'charring the wick or packing.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I willproceed to describe its construction and operation, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, wherein the same letters representcorresponding parts.

A represents the stand; B, the reservoir, which may be in any of theusual forms. 0 is a hollow tube for the flow of oil to the generator. Dis the connecting-joint, in which may be a cock to regulate the flow ofthe oil. As

these form no part of my invention they need not be more fullydescribed.

What is my invention is represented by the enlarged section, Fig. 2. Itis composed of the sleeve E, into one end of which is secured the tube0, and into the other end the wick-tube I In the same end of the sleevewith the wick-tube is a recessed chamber to receive the outer tube orshield, G, leaving an open airspace, H. The wick is inserted in the tubeF, and to the outer end of the shield Gr the burner is to be attached.

The sleeve E may be made of glass, porcelain, lead, or any otherimperfect conductor; or any non-conducting insulator may be insertedbetween the tube or shield and the sleeve at the point of connection,thereby increasing its efficiency.

The operation of my invention is this: The

wiok-tube is isolated from the burner, and the heat is conducted alongthe shield G, and gradually economized in vaporizing the oil in the tubewithout becoming so great as to char the wick or packing.

I do not claim the stand, or the reservoir, or the hollow tubes forconducting the oil; nor do I claim any particular form of burner; but

What I do claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

The sleeve E, the wick-tube F, and the shield G, combined and arrangedin the manner and for the purpose herein set forth.

' w. H. SMITH.

